Disappearing bed



March 13, 1928. 1,662,594

c. c. WHITE DISAPPEARING BED Filed Sept. 23. 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet. 1

March 13, 1928.

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c. c; WHITE 1662594 DISAPPEARING BED Filed Sept. 23, 1921 5 Sheets-:Sheet 5 www MV@ Patented Mar. 13, 1928.

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CHARLES C. WHITE, OF CHICAGO, LLINOIS.

DISAPPEARING BED.

Application tiled September 23, 1921. Serial No. 502,699.

' The invention relates to disappearing beds and more particularly to that type in which the head-frame is adapted to be rigidly secured to a wall or door.

Objects of the invention are; to provide an improved disappearing bed which is Well adapted to include a` boX spr-ing; to provide an improved construction in which there is a slidable member in the head which is adapted to retain the pillows in place, both when the bed is folded and operative; to provide an improved construction in which one end of the body-frame is pivotally and slidably mounted in the head-frame and in which a. fulcrum-link for the body-frame is disposed to materially aid in effecting a counter-balancing action during the shift of the body-frame memberto and in open and closed positions; to provide improvedspr1ngmeans for oounterbalancing the body-frame and its load; to provide improved means for removably securing the bed to a door or wall; and others which will be apparent from the detailed description.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof. y

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a bed embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan of a portion of the bed. Fig; 2a is a detail of the connecting brackets. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig; 4 is a sectionon line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is avsection taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 isa. section taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a. section taken on line 7--7 ofy Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a detail of one of the spring-counterbalance-devices and its connections. Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 8. Figs. 10, 11 and 12 are details of one of the self-locking legs for the foot-frame of the bed.

The invention is exemplified i-n a bed comprising a head-frame a, a body-frame and a foot-frame c rigid on the body-frame, the head-frame being adapted vto be secured adjacent to a door or wall d yand the only portion 'of the Ibed which requires a direct connection with the wall or door. This headeirame comprises hollow standards 15 and a connecting top-rail 16 which are usually formed of channel-iron and enclosed by a sheath 14 of thin metal or material which is adapted to take a suitable polish or finish. The lower ends of the standards 15 are rigidly cross-connected by an angle lbar 19, so that the entire head-frame will be rigid in itself and adapted to support the other parts of the bed. It is frequently desired to disconnect and remove door and wall beds and, for this purpose, brackets 21 are permanently secured to the door or wall (l and these brackets are provided with slots 24 to receive studs 25 on lugs 26 which are rigidly secured to the head-frame. Each stud 25 is provided with a head 27 adapted to pass through an enlarged portion 28 in `a slot 24 in one of the brackets 21 and the latter is provided with a lower restricted portion 29 in which the stud is adapted to seat with its head locked in the bracket. The lower portion of the cross-bar 19 is adapted to bear directly against a block 23 on the wall or door and the load upon the bed-frame is applied to force its lower portion toward the door, so that no connectingmeans is there necessary. To disconnect the entire bed from the door or wall, it is only necessary to lift the studs 25 in slotsY 24 to bring their heads into position to vpass through the enlarged portions 28 and then withdraw the studs from the brackets 21 and move the head-frame away from the door or wall. To attach the bed, it is only necessary to slip the heads 27 of the studs 25 through the enlarged portions 28 of slots 24 and thendrop the head-frame to bring the studs into the restricted portions 29 of the slots 24. This construction exemplifies a bed in which the head-frame is detachably connected to the door or wall in such manner that it may be easily and quickly removed or replaced.

The body-frame Z) is adapted to support a boxspring, mattress and other bedding and comprises side-rails 30 and a cross-bar 31 rigidly secured together to form a rigid frame. The foot-frame c extends substanh tially at right angles to the side rails 80 and comprisesv posts 32 rigidly .secured to rails. Standards iizaedly' secured '.frame. Y

,spring al which 1s connected to a drum 42 on which is wound a steel-tape 43 whichto the body-frame and extend substantially The inner end 46 of the spring Zll is conat right angles to the plane of the bodyframe to retain it suitably spaced from the head-frame for the bedding when the former is invertical or folded positions.V The upper ends of the standards 33 are cross-connected by a bar 34. The body-frame is pivotally and slidably connected to the head-frame by rollers 35 which are mounted on studs 52 disposed at the upper ends of standards 33, to travel in the vertical channels or ways 36 `in the posts l5. The -body-frame is additionally connected to the head-frame by fulcrunrlinks 87. The upper ends of links 37 are pivoted, at- 38, to the side-rails 30 of the body-frame and their lower ends are pivotally seated in slots 39 in brackets 39a fixed to the head-frame. As a result of pivoting the lower ends of these fulcrumlinks directly or close to the head-frame and to the body-frame some distance away from the head-frame, as illustrated, in connection with a pivot and slidable connection between the standards on the bodyeframe and the head-frame, the fulcrum-point 38 is caused to travel tol and from the headframe as the body-frame is swung from open te its closed position and vice versa.

This construction causes the fulcrum-point 38 to move towards and be disposed close to the headframe when the body-frame is lowered, so the weight of the body-frame and bedding will be distributed to bring the greater'preponderance at the foot of the bed and thus insure its 'retention in operative position. This construction also causes the fulcrum-point to swing markedly away from the head-point during the initial closing movement of the bed, so as to thereafter facilitate the lifting of the bed to its closed position. And thereafter, the fulcrum-point 1s Vagain brought somewhat closer to the head-frame so that the fulcriun-point, when the bed is closed, will be disposed to insure the retention of the bed in its closed position. This manner ef inovably supporting the bedframe in the head-frame exemplifies one which is especially adapted to carry a boxspring and other bedding without difliculty in 'manipulating the bed from closed tol open position and also enempliies a simple construction which dispenses with cast-frames projecing from the head-frames for the purpose of supporting the body-frame.

S} )ring-casings 40 are suitably secured in bracket-s 39a which are secured to the lower portions of the standards 15 of the head- Each casing contains a flat convolute passes through a slot 44: in the casing and is connected to a stud 45 through which the force of the spring is applied to the bodyframe, so that the force of the springs lll will be applied to eounterbalance said frame.

nected to a sleeve 4:7, so that the tension of the spring may be adjusted as desired. -A pawl and ratchet 47 are applied to said sleeve which is rotatable in its casing to permit the tension of the spring to be varied by rotation of the sleeve. A characteristic of this type of spring and its application to the body-frame is that it becomes possible to apply spring-force to a point of the bodyframe, such as the upper end of standard 83, which has extended movement, without caus ing any excessive differential spring-pressure at any time. vBy employing a spring land flexible connection of this type, the counterbalancing force may be regulated Ato a n-icety and within wide range to adapt the bed for lliY different bedding, and by connecting the tape Y to a point which has an extended movement, a -comparatively light springpnll will suflice, as contradistinguislied from that of a torsion or compression spring. This construction exemplifies one in which the convolute spring and flexible connections are utilized to `counterbalance the bed-frame and its load.

A frame g which is adapted to hold the pillows on the bed, is mounted in the headframe and is connected to the pivotal. and sliding connection between the body-frame and the head-frame, so that the weight of the sliding-frame will be utilized in counters balancing the body-frame. Frame g comprises cross-members 50 which are suitably secured together and end-members 5l which are adapted to slide in the posts l5. The pivot-bolts 52 for the rollers 35 extend through the members 51 respectively, so th at the latter' will move vertically with the rollers 35 and the upper end of the standards 33. c

Legs are connected to the hollow sideposts 32 of the foot-frame so they may be folded into substantially parallel relation with the bodyffralne when the bed is folded and so they will be automatically locked to said posts when the bed is lowered@ For this purpose, cach leg is provided with a headed stud 56 which is held in aslot 5l' in a har .58 which is secured to thev inside of one of the posts 32. The stud 56 is fixed to the upper end of an extension 6 0 which is rigid with the leflr 55 and adapted to enter a slot (il in one side of the side-post 32 and is provided with a shoulderl adapted to engage the end of the slot 61. lilhen the bed-frame is raised or folded, the legs 55 will hang downwardly, as shown in Fig. 1l, the extension 6() passing through the slots (il, Then the bed-frame'is lowered, the legs will remain vertical by reason of their pivotal connection and when the legs encounter the floor, the arms 60 and posts 32 will be aligned and the arms will be pushed upinto the posts 32 the slots 57 permitting the necessary sli ing movement until the shoulder 62 engages the ends of the slots 61,-as shown in F ig. l0. The legs will thus -be locked against pivotal movement. When the bed is lifted and the legs leave the fioor, the studs 56 will slide down in the slots 57 to unlock the legs and permit them to swing into vertical position.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details set forth, since these may be modied within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a disappearing bed, the combination of a fixed head-frame comprising corner posts and cross bars between the posts, means to support the head-frame from a wall or door, a bed-frame, pivots fixed on the sides of the bed-frame, rectilinear guides in the posts for said pivots forming a sliding connection between the bed-frame and the head-frame, the pivots extending outward from the bed and into the inner sides of and being transversely aligned with the corner posts, and fulcrum links having their lower ends pivoted in the head-frame close to the plane of movement of the pivots and .their upper ends pivoted to the bed-frame at a point disposed away from said plane.

2. In a disappearing bed, the combination of a fixed head-frame consisting of corner posts and cross-bars extending transversely between the posts, means to support the head-frame from a wall or door, a bedframe, fixed pivots on thebed-frame, rectilinear guideways in said corner posts in which the pivots slide vertically, the pivots being transversely aligned with the corner posts, said corner posts having outwardly facing sockets adjacent their lower ends, the fulcrum links having their lower ends held in said sockets in close proximity to the plane of movement of t-he pivots and their upper ends pivoted to the bed-'frame at points disposed away from the head-frame.

3. In a disappearing bed, the combination of a fixed head-frame consisting of corner posts and cross-bars between the posts, means to support a head-frame from a wall or door, al bed-frame, corner posts at one end of the bed frame, extending upwardly therefrom and transversely aligned with cornerposts when the bed is in its operative position, pivots fixed at the upper ends of said posts, rectilinear inwardly facing guideways in the corner posts of the head-frame for said pivots, said pivots extending outwardly from the corner-posts of the bed-frame and into said inwardly facing guideways, a rigid cross-connection between the upper ends of said posts on the bed-frame and fulcrum links pivoted to the bed-frame and to the i. head-frame.

4:. In a. disappearing bed, the combination of a fixed head-frame-consisting of corner posts and cross-bars between the posts, means to support a head-frame from a wall or door, a bed-frame, corner posts at onel end of the bed-frame and extending upwardly therefrom disposed transversely between and aligned with the corner posts of the headframe when the bed is in operative position, pivots fixed at the upper ends of said posts, rectilinear inwardly facing guideways in the corner posts of the head-frame for said pivots, said pivots extending outwardly from the corner posts of the bed-frame and into said inwardly facing guideways, a crossconnection between the upper ends of said posts on the bed-frame, and fulcrum links pivoted to the bed-frame away from the posts and having their lower ends pivoted to the head-frame at points substantially in the vertical plane of movement of said pivots.

5. In a disappearing bed, the combination of a fixed head-frame consisting of channelled posts having integral flanges spaced apart and cross-bars between the posts, means to support the head-frame from a wall or door, the channels facing inwardly and in the posts forming rectilinear guideways, a

bed-frame, pivots on the bed-frame extending into the guideways in said posts and fulcrum-links between the head-frame and the bed-frame, said pivots being disposed transversely between and aligned with the corner posts.

6. In a disappearing bed, the combination of a fixed head-frame comprising channelled posts having integral flanges and cross-bars between the posts, means to support the headframe from a wall or door, the channels facing inwardly and forming rectilinear guideways, a bed-frame, corner posts at one end of the bed-frame, extending upwardly therefrom, and aligned transversely with and disposed, when the bed is in its operative position, between the corner-posts of the headframe, a cross-connectiony between the posts on the bed-frame, pivots on the upper ends of the posts of the bed-frame sliding in said guideways, and fulcrum links between the head-frame and the bed-frame.

7. In a disappearing bed, the combination of a lixed head-frame, means to support the head-frame from a wall or door comprising corner posts and cross-bars, a bed-frame having a pivot and slidablyconnected to and supported by the head-frame, and counterbalancing means transversely aligned with and between the corner posts of the headframe, comprising casings mounted on the inner sides of the corner posts of the headframe, drums in the casings, convolute springs between the casings and the drum, and metallic tapes between the drums and the bed-frame.

8. In a disappearing bed, the combination of a fixed head-frame comprising eh-annelled posts having integral flanges and cross-bars between the posts, means for supporting the head-frame from a Wall or door, a bedframe, the channels in the posts facing inwardly and forming guideways, pivots on the bed-frame extending in said gu-d'eways, disposed transversely Within the head-frame, fulerum links between the frames and a frame connected to move with saidY pivots and slidably guided in the channels of said posts. n Y l Y CHARLES C. WHITE. 

